Radio 3 in Concert: Shostakovich & Fagerlund

Live from the Barbican Hall in London, Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts Shostakovich's symphonic denunciation of the futility of war alongside lustrous songs by Alma Mahler with mezzo Karen Cargill. A UK premiere by Sebastian Fagerlund - a composer shepherding Finnish orchestral music into a thrilling new era - is the climax to a monumental trilogy of orchestral works. Presented by Ian Skelly. Karen Cargill (mezzo), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Sebastian Fagerlund: Water Atlas (UK premiere; BBC commission). Alma Mahler arr Colin Matthews: Lieder; Die stille Stadt (no 1 from 5 Lieder); In meines Vaters Garten (no 2 from 5 Lieder); Laue Sommernacht (no 3 from 5 Lieder); Bei dir ist es traut (no 4 from 5 Lieder). Alma Mahler arr Jorma Panula: Lieder; Kennst du meine Nachte?; Leise weht ein erstes Bluhn; Hymne an die Nachte (no 5 from 5 Gesange). Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 in C minor